SEPT 2012 TO MAY 2013
September 24 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
A group of British retirees decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel, they arrive to find the place a shell of its former self. The Marigold … Continue reading
October 1 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
WHERE DO WE GO NOW
WHERE DO WE GO NOW leavens its sombre subject in this charming musical fable. The film is set in a small Lebanese village isolated from the surrounding world by the hundreds of landmines buried around it. When tensions are raised … Continue reading
October 15 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
TAKE THIS WALTZ
TAKE THIS WALTZ is a poignant depiction of a young woman’s struggle to find happiness. Twenty-eight year old, Margot is happily married to Lou when she is attracted to her neighbour, Seth. Margot finds herself at a crossroads, forced to … Continue reading
October 29 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
In a forgotten but defiant bayou community, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphan- hood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce … Continue reading
November 5 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
TO ROME WITH LOVE
TO ROME WITH LOVE is a kaleidoscopic comedy movie set in one of the world’s most enchanting cities. There is a well-known American architect reliving his youth; an average middle-class Roman who suddenly finds himself Rome’s biggest celebrity; a young, … Continue reading
November 12 4 pm, 6:30 & 9 pm
THE INTOUCHABLES
After he becomes a quadriplegic following a para-gliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicapped millionaire (Francois Cluzet) and his street- smart, ex-con … Continue reading
JAN 7 First Monday
MIDNIGHTS’ CHILDREN
The epic story follows the destinies of two children born on the eve of Independence in India, who are endowed with supernatural abilities. It chronicles a pivotal time in India’s history from 1947 through the rest of the tumultuous twentieth … Continue reading
JAN 21 Mid-Monday
STILL
An exquisite, graceful, understated love story highlighting an aging man’s struggle to provide a home for his ailing wife . Filmed against the gorgeous windswept vistas of New Brunswick, it is a clash between heritage and modernity as well as … Continue reading
JAN 28 Last Monday
INESCAPABLE
In January, 2011, before the Arab Spring begins to take hold in Syria the Canadian born daughter of businessman, Adib, vanishes in Damascus. The frantic Adib returns to Syria after more than thirty years to search for her. Aided by … Continue reading
FEB 4 First Monday
STORIES WE TELL
STORIES WE TELL is the acclaimed debut documentary from award-winning actor and director, Sarah Polley. A personal essay on the subjects of truth and memory as related to her parents, it uses archival footage, still photos and testimonials to reveal family … Continue reading
FEB 11 Mid-Monday
HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON
HYDE PARK ON THE HUDSON details the historic, pre-war weekend in 1939 when England’s King George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, visited F.D.R. at his upstate New York manor house They had come to ask for America’s help in the … Continue reading
FEB 25 Last Monday
A ROYAL AFFAIR
Mads Mikkelsen (After the Wedding) plays an enlightened German physician in this notorious story of illicit love between him and Denmark’s intellectually and physically captivating Queen. Together they campaign to bring social reforms to the kingdom. The kindred spirits are … Continue reading
MAR 4 First Monday
QUARTET
Hoffman debuts as a director at 75. He uses art as a way of raging against the dying light. QUARTET tells the story of retired opera singers living in a stately English manor house. Each year on Verdi’s birthday they give a … Continue reading
MAR 18 Mid-Monday
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
The documentary follows the story of two South African music fans who try to find out what really happened to Rodriguez, a pop singer who had become an icon in apartheid South Africa but had disappeared in America. Their investigation … Continue reading
APR 8 First Monday
THE ANGELS’ SHARE
Robbie, a young, intermittently employed Glaswegian, tries to straighten out his life with his pregnant girlfriend. Avoiding jail time he meets his supervisor, Harry who takes him on an outing to a Highland distillery. As the story unfolds it takes … Continue reading
APR 15 Mid-Monday
TOUS CE QUE TU POSSEDES
ALL THAT YOU POSSESS Pierre has quit his job and buries himself translating poetry. He refuses to accept an inheritance from his father but agrees to meet a daughter whom he has never met. Ultimately he realizes that human relationships … Continue reading
APR 22, Last Monday
BARBARA
Set in East Germany in the early 1980s, BARBARA is a suspenseful piece about an accomplished Berlin physician who is banished to a rural hospital as punishment for requesting an exit visa. Barbara finds herself drawn to a colleague but … Continue reading
APR 29 Last Monday (make-up date for March)
THE SAPPHIRES
Set at the height of the Vietnam War and brimming with Motown hits, this is a portrait of a girl group, Australia’s answer to The Supremes. It’s a celebration of great music and triumph in the face of adversity and … Continue reading